Animal instinct: Veterinarian’s move closer to family a benefit for cats, dogs in Winchester

Published 3:34 am, Thursday, February 23, 2017

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Veterinarian Bill Debold looks at his Morkie, Gizmo, at his clinic, set to open March 6 in Winchester. Morkies are a mix of Maltese and Yorkshire terriers. Greg Olson | Journal-Courier

Veterinarian Bill Debold looks at his Morkie, Gizmo, at his clinic, set to open March 6 in Winchester. Morkies are a mix of Maltese and Yorkshire terriers. Greg Olson | Journal-Courier

Animal instinct: Veterinarian’s move closer to family a benefit for cats, dogs in Winchester

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WINCHESTER — A longtime Michigan veterinarian will open a practice in Winchester next month.

Bill Debold is getting settled and will open Four Paws Veterinary Services at 124 W. Jefferson St. on March 6.

The clinic will provide services for dogs and cats.

Debold said family brings him to Winchester; he is married to the former Cathy Suttles, who grew up near Winchester.

“My veterinary practice was in Colon, Michigan, for 24 years, but after Cathy and I got married, we decided to move to Winchester,” Debold said.

Debold, who was raised in Rhode Island, earned a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Kansas State University in 1985.

After college, he served a one-year large-animal internship in Minnesota and then worked in large-animal veterinary practices in Tennessee and Indiana before opening his own practice in Michigan.

“For the first 20 years in Michigan, I had what veterinarians call a mixed animal practice, in which I treated large and small animals,” Debold said. “I loved working with horses and cattle because that was my specialty. But in the last four years, I have treated dogs and cats only, and that’s what I will continue to do in Winchester.”

Debold has seen a number of improvements in veterinary medicine in the past 32 years.

“Today, veterinary medicine is as specialized as human medicine,” he said. “There are vets who only deal with the cardiology of small animals and others who focus on the neurology of pets.”

At his Winchester clinic, Debold will spay and neuter cats and neuter dogs. He also will do dentistry, basic vaccinations and heartworm testing and prevention, among other things.

“I also plan to offer house-call services for the dogs and cats of people who can’t get their animals to my clinic,” he said.

An open house at the clinic is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon March 4.

Veterinarian Bill Debold looks at his Morkie, Gizmo, at his clinic, set to open March 6 in Winchester. Morkies are a mix of Maltese and Yorkshire terriers.

http://www.myjournalcourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web1_newvet0223.jpgVeterinarian Bill Debold looks at his Morkie, Gizmo, at his clinic, set to open March 6 in Winchester. Morkies are a mix of Maltese and Yorkshire terriers. Greg Olson | Journal-Courier

By Greg Olson

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Greg Olson can be reached at 217-245-6121, ext. 1224, or on Twitter @JCNews_Greg.